Quantitative Assessment of Five Geosites Locations in Northeast Misan Southeast Iraq by Using Satellite Images and Field Survey

Abstract

Sentinel satellite images are enhanced using Erdas-2014 and analyzed by GIS techniques to distinguish the main geological features in the study area.  Satellite image is processed to select and determine several geological and geomorphological features that are evident through a Sentinel image as a Geopoint. These Geopoints were checked in the field survey to be geosite. Field techniques include phtogeological and terrestrial photogrammetry. Quantities’ assessment of geological heritage in five geosite in Potential Geopark (Telal AL Band ). Scientific, educational, functional, and touristic categories values were calculated for each Geosite. The Results of the quantitative assessment depend on questionnaire data for three types of audiences: university students, Government circles, researchers, tourists then, and previous geoscientific studies.   The infrastructures like paved roads, bridges, and security, played a vital role in the scores in different studied sites. The infrastructures of geoutorism need to devselop through local government funding and community people investments. The area of east Missan required more professional promoting efforts to develop geoeducation and geotourism. The results of the study show the Telal AL Band geopark of geoeducation, geotourism, and economical importance